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Two employees at Tianyu Mine in Lusaka Province’s Chilanga District have died after reportedly being trapped and crushed in a stone crusher at the mining site.
President of the Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia, Muyaywa Kabisa, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Lusaka on Monday, expressing deep sadness and sending condolences to the bereaved families and all employees of the mine.
Kabisa said the tragedy comes at a time when Zambia was intensifying its campaign for workplace safety.
He noted that the country only last year enacted the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 2025, aimed at regulating health and safety standards across all workplaces.
“Losing employees in circumstances such as these, at a time like this, is unacceptable,” he said.
“The death of the two workers under those circumstances can only be evidence of a weak, or a lack of, or failure of acceptable Standard Operating Procedures.”
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Kabisa stressed that high-risk workplaces must maintain and enforce strong safety systems and ensure strict adherence to procedures.
He urged the Ministry of Labour and other relevant authorities to investigate both the condition of the stone crusher involved in the incident and the broader safety procedures at Tianyu Mine.
Kabisa further called for a review of the mine’s Standard Operating Procedures and the enforcement of all applicable legal provisions related to workplace safety.
He also encouraged the trade union representing workers at Tianyu Mine to participate in the investigation and remain vigilant in safeguarding employee welfare.
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